Peatlands and Climate Change: Survival of the Deepest

Northern peatlands provide important ecosystem services and while these ecosystems are facing large increases in the frequency and severity of climate-mediated disturbances (e.g., wildfire, drought), they are generally resilient to these disturbances. Numerous autogenic feedbacks operate within peatlands that regulate their response to changes in seasonal water deficit. However, our recent research has determined that shallow peatlands have …